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Harmony |
Two or more
different pitches sounding at the same time |
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EVERY GOOD BOY DOES
FINE |
A rule to
remember the lines of a staff by using the first letter of each
word (EGBDF). |
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Duet |
A composition
for two players. |
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FACE |
A rule to
remember, from bottom to top, the spaces on a musical staff. |
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Practices |
Time set aside
for your child to review what the teacher has taught them during
their normal lessons. |
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Solo |
A composition
written for one player, often with a piano accompaniment. |
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Staff |
The five lines
and four spaces used for writing music |
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Musical Alphabet |
The letters A
through G. These are used to name the notes on the staff
in a LINE - SPACE - LINE - SPACE order. |
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Trumpeter |
A person who
plays the trumpet |
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Embouchure
|
The way you shape
your mouth while playing the trumpet |
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Bore |
This is
the inside diameter of the horn's tubing measured at the second
valve slide |
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Mouthpipe |
The
pipe that goes from the mouthpiece to the main tuning slide |
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Bell |
The
bell is the part of a trumpet that begins at the valve casing
and ends in the flared open end. |
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B Flat Trumpet |
This is
the most common type of trumpet in most beginner through high
school playing ensembles. |
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Mute |
Any
apparatus that is used on the end of a bell to alter the sound
of a trumpet. |
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Snake |
A tool
used to clean out the inside of a trumpet. |
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Fingering |
The act
of depressing the valves in patterns. |
